Notice the new header on this page? The Rainier cherries? Those are Rainier cherries from my very own backyard tree. That stated, they are obviously fundamentally far superior to all others…that is obvious right? We spent a solid couple hours this weekend picking away and ended up with a handsomely huge bowlful-I think we may have scored about 5 pounds worth. Unfortunately, this translates to me having rampant diarrhea for the next couple weeks as I go through copious amounts of fruit. Its horrendously uncomfortable but well worth it- unsettled bowels are nothing in the face of home grown Rainiers. The bigger problem is that I cant help thinking of more cherries ripening, the branches growing heavy as I write and damn if that doesnt kill me- waste is a tragedy and harvest has become a bit of an obsession. As it is my house is littered with stems and seeds…I make little piles to clean up later as I go along snacking. Its getting ugly…maybe I should spend my day collecting seeds and stems off the furniture instead of pulling down more fruit.